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front cover overall
St. Francis Preaching to the Birds
front cover overall
front cover overall

St. Francis Preaching to the Birds

Artist Allen Lewis (American, 1873 - 1957)
Date1933
MediumColor woodcut
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 7 inches (24.77 × 17.78 cm)
Folded (folio): 16 × 12 3/4 inches (40.64 × 32.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Woodcut Society
Object number36-7/3
Edition/State/Proof178/200
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DescriptionSt. Francis holding up his right hand and seated on some architectural ruins preaches to several birds.
Copyright© Estate of Allen Lewis
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